9.42GW: UK solar fleet sets another new generation record
The UK’s solar capacity set a new generation record earlier this week, almost a year to the day it achieved the same feat in 2017.
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Solar Power Portal Awards 2018: FORTNIGHT LEFT TO ENTER
The window to enter your projects for this year’s Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards is closing in just a fortnight’s time.
Clean Growth Strategy slammed as MPs sound alarm on green finance
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has issued a damning verdict of the government’s approach to clean energy investment in recent years, calling on it to publish an urgent plan to plug looming policy gaps.
BayWa r.e. expands UK O&M presence through Becon Consultancy acquisition
BayWa r.e. has bolstered its operations and maintenance (O&M) capabilities in the UK through the purchase of service provider Becon Consultancy.
Anesco quadruples battery storage pipeline, sets 380MW in its sights by 2020
Renewables developer Anesco has set its sights on bringing up to 380MW of battery storage to market by 2020.
Global Energy Storage Opportunity 2018 edition available now
Solar Media, the publisher of Solar Power Portal and sister publication Energy-Storage.News, has released this year’s edition of its annual Global Energy Storage Opportunity report.
THREE WEEKS LEFT to nominate for this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards
There are now just three weeks left to nominate your projects for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018.
Records tumble as solar PV dominates UK bank holiday power supply
The bank holiday sunshine helped solar PV become the UK’s dominant source of electricity for three hours on Sunday afternoon.
Gresham House re-enters M&A fray with FIM Services purchase
Gresham House has agreed a deal to acquire fellow investment fund manager FIM Services for £25 million.
UK climbs back up EY’s renewables league on back of subsidy-free solar
The UK has climbed back up to seventh in EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), its highest position since cuts to renewable subsidies sent its ranking tumbling.
G2 passes 100MW of battery storage connections landmark
Independent connections provider g2 Energy has completed the grid connection works on a new 29MW battery storage facility in Kent, taking its UK battery storage works past the 100MW mark.
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Northumbrian Water partners Lightsource BP for 10 private wire solar farms
Northumbrian Water has turned to Lightsource BP for the development of 10 ground-mount solar farms to help power its operations.
Leicestershire council planning 10MW solar farm to mitigate all its emissions
Leicestershire County Council is taking forward plans to finance and construct its own 10MW solar farm, which it hopes will generate £720,000 per year once completed while mitigating the council’s emissions by over 100%.
Solar technician jobs slump nearly 80% in three years
The number of employment opportunities for solar technicians in the UK have slumped by nearly 80% in three years, according to research from employment website Indeed.
SIX WEEKS LEFT to nominate for this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards
There are now less than six weeks left to nominate your projects for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018.
Foresight adds 50MW to UK portfolio in £37 million deal
Foresight Solar Fund has announced the addition of five new solar parks to its portfolio, totalling 53.3MW in capacity.
BSIF splashes £20 million on trio of new assets
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has added a trio of new UK-based operational assets to its portfolio.
Wirsol moves towards 150MW subsidy-free target with two new projects
Wirsol Energy has taken a step closer to its 150MWp subsidy-free development plans after picking up the project rights to 47MWp of solar across two large-scale projects in Lincolnshire.
BSR wins O&M contracts for Mongoose Energy’s 50MW community solar portfolio
BSR has signed a deal to perform operations and maintenance (O&M) for Mongoose Energy’s 50MW community solar portfolio.
Public Power Solutions bolsters board for future activity
Public Power Solutions (PPS) has appointed two new non-executive directors to its Board as the company continues to work optimising large-scale solar projects, new energy storage and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
UK start-up eyes global floating solar market
A UK start-up is launching a pontoon manufacturing facility in Cumbria with a capacity equivalent of 12MW.
Surging solar could send inflexible generators off the grid this summer
Surging solar generation this summer could send legacy, inflexible generators off the grid as National Grid expects yet another period of supply and demand travails.
Greensolver acquires UK asset manager ENTAP
Technical advisory and asset management firm Greensolver has acquired UK-based asset manager ENTAP.
National Grid co-located storage guidance welcomed
Guidance issued by the transmission system operator (TSO) National Grid on how to co-locate energy storage with generation facilities has been welcomed by an analyst at the Renewable Energy Association.
BayWa r.e. lands Metka O&M deal to start ‘multi-level cooperation’
BayWa r.e. has landed a two-year O&M deal with engineering, procurement and construction firm Metka EGN.
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Solar’s Groundhog Day, and escaping government’s perpetual cycle
Liam Stoker ruminates on recent news surrounding the government’s management of the feed-in tariff and other subsidies, and how it’s time solar got off the government’s policy Ferris Wheel.
Solar Media partners Portuguese energy secretary for Large Scale Solar Europe 2019 conference
Solar Media, the publisher of Solar Power Portal, is delighted to announce that next year’s Large Scale Solar Europe event will be held in Portugal in partnership with the country’s secretary of state of energy.
Lightsource BP snaps up four solar farms from Metka EGN
Lightsource BP has completed the acquisition of four solar farms from Greek engineering, procurement and contracting (EPC) firm Metka EGN.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 spotlight: O&M Provider
Nominations for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018 are now open and we welcome back the O&M Provider of the Year category this year.
FiT growth and decentralised services leave Good Energy in ‘exciting position’
Good Energy has said that its growing share of the feed-in tariff administration market, coupled with new propositions in decentralised energy such as energy storage, has left the supplier in an “exciting position” for the coming year.